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November 14, 2011

The Kindle Fire is scheduled to ship this week. Perhaps you've read a lot of pre-release crap about it. But here's somebody with their head screwed on right:

Some people are going to compare the iPad 2 and the Kindle Fire because they're both pretty tablets. That kind of makes sense. But it also doesn't. The iPad demolishes the Kindle Fire–have you heard? The Fire is lesser in hardware, with no cameras, no GPS, no light sensor, no microphone, no bluetooth, no high end graphics, no video out. It has a 7 inch screen vs an almost 10 inch screen on the ipad. There's no option for wireless 3G internet. It can download content from Wi-Fi endlessly but it only has 8GB of storage. It doesn't even have volume controls or a home button–annoying. The iPad lasts for over 10 hours in straight video playback; the Kindle, according to Engadget, 7.5. One is $500 and one is $200. So, I think comparing these two is kind of stupid.

I seem to recall reviews of the iPad when it was first released, criticizing it for not being a laptop. Right. The iPad is not a laptop. The Kindle Fire is not a real tablet. They are both what they are. You want one? You buy one.

Filed under Books,Shopping,Technology | permalink | November 14, 2011 at 08:25 AM

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